Washable fabric



Feb. 21, 1928.

A. H. VANDAM WASHABLE FABRIC Filed Aug. 8, 1927 liilllli' llliL INVENTOR.fllfieriliwzndam BY 22 Z ATTORNEY WITNESSES /W%%M Patented Feb. 21,1928.

UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT H. VANDAM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO TURNER da VANDAM, OFNEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. V

WASHABLE FABRIC.

Application filed August 8, 19527. Serial No. 211,533;

The present invention is concerned with the provision of a washablefabric in which suitable printed patterns are accentuated orsupplemented by shadow effects on the fabric body or background.

The invent-ion is particularly concerned with the provision of awashable fabric suitablle for use as a shirting or pajama materiaObjects of the invention are to provide a new fabric which permits theproduction of a number of unique and attractive designs by virtue of thespecial arrangement of white background, printed colored pattern, andthe shadow design on the background which tends to set off the pattern.

Another object of the invention is to provide an unusual and attractiveshirting fabric of this character which may be manufactured withcomparative economy, and which may withstand numerous washings withoutfading of either the colored pattern or the shadow background.

With the above noted and other objects in view, the invention consistsin certain novel features of construction and combinations andarrangement of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth andpointed out in the claims. The invention may be more fully understoodfrom the following description in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, whereinp I The drawing is a fragmentary plan view of a pieceof fabric embodying the invention and showing one repeat of a design.

In the drawing I have used the referencecharacter 10 to designate thefabricbody which may be of cotton, silk, or cot-ton and silkcombinations, such as are commonly used for shirting and pajama fabrics.The fabric is of such a nature that it is ordinarily lustrous, even whenwashed. The shadow background effects are produced by printing thefabric with a suitable gloss or lusterremoving agent, preferablycombined with a tint. As illustrated in the drawing the shadow designconsists of a solid square 11 arranged within a concentric hollow square12.

The agent used for printing the fabric to produce the shadow backgroundis preferably zinc oxide with which is combined a tint in the nature ofa fast dye. The tint is preferably one which varies the original fabriccolor only slightly, so that the addition of the tint together with theremoval stance the printed squares 13 are superimposed on the solidsquares 11 of the shadow design. It is to be understood however, thatthe particular design illustrated forms no part of the invention, andthat an infinite variety of shadow designs on color printed designsmight be employedr For instance,

colored stripes might be used in connection with any appropriate shadowdesign, the invention being in no'way limited in this respect. It willbe noted that in the finished fabric the printed design is augmented,and

in some instances accentuated by the shadow efi'ect behind it, and atremendous variety of extrecinely attractive designs may be thus produceObviously, various changes and alterations 30 might be made in thegeneral form and arrangement of the parts described without departingfrom the invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the detailsset forth,

but shall consider myself at liberty to make 5 suchchanges andalterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim:

ored glossy background, a shadow design on the background consisting ofdesign areas printed with a gloss removing agent tinted with a fast dyeof a shade but slightly different from the background color, and a 001-ored design overlying the shadow design.

2. A washable woven fabric including a glossy white background, a shadowdesign 1. A washable fabric including a flat 001- g on the backgroundconsisting of design areas printed with zinc oxide, slightly tinted witha fast (1 e, and a colored design printed over the shadbw design.

3. A method of producing fabrics which includes the step of printing ona lustrous white background with zinc oxide containing a fast dye toproduce a lusterless shadow design which contrasts only slightly incolor with the background. 7 i

Signed at 66 Worth St, in the county of New York, and State of New York,this 5th day of August, A. D. 1927. r

. ALBERTH. VANDAM.

